Null Four sheets of botanical illustrations of various plants from "An Illustrat…

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Four sheets of botanical illustrations of various plants from "An Illustration of the Sexual Systems of Linnaeus", published 1774 by John Miller (1715-1792) in Dorset Court/London, hand-colored copper engravings, sheets partly stained and browned, each 45 x 30 cm, all mounted under glass, wooden strip frame, overall size each 64 x 48.5 cm. 4227-025

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Four sheets of botanical illustrations of various plants from "An Illustration of the Sexual Systems of Linnaeus", published 1774 by John Miller (1715-1792) in Dorset Court/London, hand-colored copper engravings, sheets partly stained and browned, each 45 x 30 cm, all mounted under glass, wooden strip frame, overall size each 64 x 48.5 cm. 4227-025

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